Sportsound


Sportsound is BBC Radio Scotland's main radio sports show. It provides coverage to listeners on medium wave, FM, DAB Digital Radio and via the internet. It is best known for its exclusive live commentary of Scottish Premiership football games. It is broadcast seven days a week, and on on-match days has an 1810–2200 slot on 810 MW. On Saturdays, at least two matches are broadcast by MW, and the main FM frequency with the Open All Mics feature broadcast on the BBC Radio nan Gàidheal frequency and the remaining matches online where the other matches are simulcast.

Presenters

  • Richard Gordon
  • Kenny Macintyre
  • Geoff Webster
  • David Currie

    Commentators and pitchside

  • Rob MacLean
  • Paul Mitchell
  • Liam McLeod
  • John Barnes
  • Alisdair Lamont
  • Chick Young
  • Scott Davie
  • Chris McLaughlin
  • Jane Lewis
  • Charlie Mann
  • Charles Bannerman
  • Brian McLauchlin
  • Martin Dowden
  • Sandra Brown
  • David McDaid

    Analysts

  • Michael Stewart
  • Willie Miller
  • Derek Ferguson
  • Murdo MacLeod
  • Craig Paterson
  • Allan Preston
  • Kenny Miller
  • Steven Thompson
  • James McFadden
  • John Robertson
  • Tom English
  • Michael Grant
  • Graham Spiers
  • Richard Wilson
Additionally, former managers, assistant managers and players can be heard as guest analysts.

Former presenters

  • Brian Marjoribanks
  • Tom Ferrie
  • Derek Rae
  • Roy Small
  • Roddy Forsyth

    Former commentators and analysts

  • David Begg
  • Alastair Alexander
  • Jock Brown
  • David Francey
  • Roddy Forsyth
  • Donald Garden
  • Jim Traynor
  • Derek Rae
  • Gordon Smith
  • Billy Dodds

    Player of the Year Award

At the end of the Scottish football season, the player in the Scottish Premier League who has accumulated the most man-of-the match awards from the league season is awarded the Sportsound Player of the Year.
AwardSeasonPlayerClubRef
BBC Radio Scotland Sportsound Player of the Year2005–06Russell AndersonAberdeen
BBC Radio Scotland Sportsound Player of the Year2006–07Scott McDonaldMotherwell
BBC Radio Scotland Sportsound Player of the Year2007–08Aiden McGeadyCeltic
BBC Radio Scotland Sportsound Player of the Year2008–09Pedro MendesRangers
BBC Radio Scotland Sportsound Player of the Year2009–10Dougie ImrieHamilton Academcal